# Mike McLane

Mike McLane is a Republican member of the Oregon Senate for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f0091fb4-4207-4663-be23-7c9e77994048

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0091fb4-4207-4663-be23-7c9e77994048 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

McLane voted against the majority of Oregon Senate Republicans 89 times; party unity 82%, in the bottom quarter of the Oregon Senate (average 93.3%).

## What McLane says (OR 2025–26 session)

24 classified statements: 24 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McLane | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 9.5% | 74 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 37.3% | 255 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 4.2% | 15.4% | 284 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.05 (standard error 0.02), from 24 donors and 769 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,232 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Oregon Senate 94.2%). Party unity 82% (93.3%). 89 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. · HB 4127 Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4127/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. · HB 4121 Relating to emergency management. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4121/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. · HB 4040 Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4040/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. · HB 4062 Relating to evaluating Business Oregon programs; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4062/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. · HB 4007 Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4007/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. · SB 1601 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1601/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. · HB 4130 Relating to farm use. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4130/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. · HB 4132 Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4132/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. · HB 4153 Relating to farm stores. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4153/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Starr. Passed. · HB 4178 Relating to rounding procedures in transactions; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4178/

## Legislation (OR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 41. 56.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon Senate 50.2%; rank 13 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4049: Relating to Harney Basin water; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4049/
- HB 4048: Relating to rural health care tax credits; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4048/
- SB 1545: Relating to corner crossing; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1545/
- SB 1591: Relating to an inland port; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1591/
- HB 4105: Relating to reliable forest management outcomes; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4105/
- SCR 28: In memoriam: Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Mawhinney. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SCR28/
- HB 3929: Relating to the wellness of public safety workers. (became law, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3929/
- HB 3846: Relating to the Ochoco National Forest. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3846/
- HB 3844: Relating to exemptions from estate tax; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3844/
- SB 1011: Relating to Public Law 280; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SB1011/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $84.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/2082926540480991308
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/2070369571241123878
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/2065679498407018955
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/2061975846848803115
- 2026-02-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/2027498068866949483
- 2026-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/2024645782687928699
- 2025-10-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/1984304368662036870
- 2025-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/1976128986603454558
- 2025-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/1976299326650581210
- 2025-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS/status/1975676357125214521

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/mclane
- Campaign site: https://www.votemikemclane.com/
- X: https://x.com/MikeMcLaneS
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.mclane
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemclane/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0091fb4-4207-4663-be23-7c9e77994048